Performance art is a performance presented to an audience within a fine art context, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation.
This article lists notable performance artists.
A Marina Abramović Vito Acconci Derrick Adams Theo Adams Bas Jan Ader Terry Adkins Laurie Anderson Eleanor Antin Marcel·lí Antúnez Roca Marilyn Arsem Ron Athey Abel Azcona
B Franko B Magali Babin Gretchen Baer Blažej Baláž Matthew Barney Vanessa Beecroft Katherine Behar Rebecca Belmore Joseph Beuys Black Market International (BMI) Nicole Blackman Guy Bleus Mark Bloch Blue Man Group Kate Bornstein Leigh Bowery George Brecht Alexander Brener Stuart Brisley Robert Delford Brown Günter Brus Nancy Buchanan Chris Burden Nia Burks Józef Bury James Lee Byars
C Cabaret Voltaire Meryn Cadell Sophie Calle Lisa Crystal Carver (Lisa Suckdog) Giuseppe Chiari Katherine Chronis Yuan Chai and Jian Jun Xi Marko Ciciliani Keith Cole Papo Colo Janani Cooray Costes COUM Transmissions (later Throbbing Gristle)
D D Underbelly Bill Dan Dancenoise Vaginal Davis Robin Deacon Danny Devos Jess Dobkin Marco Donnarumma Doorika Die Tödliche Doris John Duncan
E Rafa Esparza EXIT (members Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher later formed Crass) Valie Export
F Zachary Fabri Deej Fabyc John Fare Brian Feldman Esther Ferrer Nathan Fielder Karen Finley Bob Flanagan Terry Fox Andrea Fraser Coco Fusco Chiara Fumai
G Diamanda Galás Regina José Galindo Richard Gallo Harry Gamboa, Jr. Cheri Gaulke Jochen Gerz Gilbert and George Gob Squad Jack Goldstein Guillermo Gomez-Peña Hedwig Gorski Annabel Guérédrat and Henri Tauliaut Nadia Granados Johannes Grenzfurthner Peter Grzybowski
H Lyn Hagan David Hammons Trenton Doyle Hancock Lyle Ashton Harris Maren Hassinger Vladimír Havlík Sharon Hayes Andreas Heusser Amy Hill EJ Hill Tehching Hsieh Dick Higgins Zhang Huan Holly Hughes Dan Hurlin
I Industry of the Ordinary
J Joan Jonas Jerma985 Jelili Atiku Kim Jones Juliacks Miranda July Colette Justine Zuzanna Janin
K Alex Kahn Istvan Kantor Allan Kaprow Andy Kaufman Jonathon Keats Mike Kelley The Kipper Kids Kimsooja Ragnar Kjartansson Norbert Klassen Yves Klein Alison Knowles Mitchell Kriegman Yayoi Kusama Dan Kwong Siglinde Kallnbach
L Tony Labat LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner Suzanne Lacy Maria Lalou LasTesis Lennie Lee Jorge de León Shaun El C. Leonardo David Leslie André Éric Létourneau Roberta Lima Kalup Linzy Artyom Loskutov James Luna Lydia Lunch
M Alastair MacLennan Ann Magnuson Miki Malör Diane Mantzaris Deb Margolin María Evelia Marmolejo Gordon Matta-Clark Paul McCarthy Martha McDonald Mark McGowan Rita McKeough Dave McKenzie Elle Mehrmand Ana Mendieta Gabrielle Miller Tom Miller Eric Millikin Marta Minujín Orlando Mohorovic Linda Montano Frank Moore Charlotte Moorman Mr. Pacman Otto Muehl Tom Murrin
N Mem Nahadr Bruce Nauman Senga Nengudi Josef Ng Lane Nishikawa Hermann Nitsch Tameka Norris Nsumi
O Martin O'Brien Lorraine O’Grady Pat Oleszko Marisa Olson Roman Ondák Yoko Ono Dennis Oppenheim Jill Orr Orlan Tanja Ostojic Clifford Owens
P Nam June Paik Gina Pane Rebecca Patek Petr Pavlensky Sarah Jane Pell Adam Pendleton PINK de Thierry Adrian Piper William Pope.L Genesis P-Orridge Michael Portnoy
R Walid Raad Rammellzee Nelda Ramos Charles Recher Eric-Paul Riege Jatun Risba Rachel Rosenthal Kira O' Reilly Jesusa Rodríguez Martha Rosler Monica Ross
S Bryan Lewis Saunders Carolee Schneemann HA Schult Rudolf Schwarzkogler Erica Scourti Arleen Schloss Dread Scott Tino Sehgal David Sherry (artist) Shu Yang Willoughby Sharp Shozo Shimamoto Aliza Shvarts Lián Amaris Sifuentes Xaviera Simmons Vasan Sitthiket Joey Skaggs Barbara T. Smith Jack Smith Michael Smith Annegret Soltau Antonieta Sosa Annie Sprinkle Stevie Starr Stelarc Andre Stitt Angela Su Survival Research Laboratories Melati Suryodarmo
T Reverend Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping Elena Tejada-Herrera Slaven Tolj Julie Tolentino Alessandra Torres Carmelita Tropicana Natasha Tsakos Wu Tsang Artur Tajber
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V Armand Vaillancourt David Van Tieghem Natacha Voliakovsky Wolf Vostell VestAndPage Victor Dada
W Monika Weiss Lee Wen Hannah Wilke David Wojnarowicz The World Famous Bushman John M. White
X Márcia X
Y Nil Yalter Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Yang Zhichao Yes Men Hennessy Youngman (aka Jayson Musson)
Z Vahram Zaryan Zhu Yu Zheng Lianjie